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1964 MLK Project Sponsorship Package
“JAZZ IS A TRIUMPHANT MUSIC” Martin Luther King
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“1964 MLK Project”
A Jazz Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Through the eyes of a Jazz Musician
Phoenix Arizona: International Jazz Day AZ Foundation in partnership with Maracopa South Montain
Stars Scholarship program presents. “1964 MLK Project” A Jazz Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
a live immersive experience of music, storytelling, spoken word, lm and movement in celebration of
the life and legacy of Dr. King, the relevance of jazz to the movement and connections of iconic gures
such as Aretha Franklin and her stance with Dr. King.
“JAZZ IS TRIUMPHANT MUSIC” - are the words of Dr King in his opening address for the 1964 Berlin
Jazz Festival. These words resonate within the vision of WIlliam “Doc” Jones as he sets the tempo for
the celebration of two iconic gures that pushed forward humanity and the music that surrounded,
lifted, led and shook the consciousnesses of souls around the world.
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY AZ FOUNDATION & SOUTH
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STARS SCHOLARSHIP
PERSENTS:
1964 MLK PROJECT IN CELEBRATION OF
DR. KING’S BIRTHDAY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 7:00 PM – 9:00PM
South Mountain Co0mmunity College
7050 So 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85042
1964 MLK PROJECT
2022 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PLATINUM PRESENTING SPONSOR
Investment $15,000 – One Opportunity
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Company logo on main stage signage at South Mountain
College event & all Arizona Jazz Aprication Month Festivals
including Scottsdale Jazz Festival
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Company name included in press release
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Full page recognition in 602Mag*
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Company logo in promotional posters / yers
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Company recognition in social media posts
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Company logo on 1964mlkproject.com website with link
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Company featured in live announcements at the event
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Reserved seating for 20 guests at Scottsdale Jazz Festival
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and South Mountatin College event
GOLD SPONSOR
Investment $10,000
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Half page recognition in 602Mag”
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Company logo in promotional posters / yers
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Company logo on website with link
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Reserved seating for 10 guests
SILVER SPONSOR
Investment $5,000
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Quarter page recognition in 602Mag*
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Recognition in promotional posters/yers
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Company logo on 1964mlkproject.com website
with link
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Reserved seating for 4 guests
BRONZE SPONSOR
Investment $2,000
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Company logo on website with link
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Reserved seating for 2 guests
DONOR CIRCLE $500.00
* Camera- ready art provided by sponsor
For more information, contact the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation Founder William Doc Jones at (602) 524-7998 or jazzdayaz@gmail.com
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
International Jazz Day AZ Foundation has a drive towards organizing the International Jazz Day celebration
eciently in promoting the music and culture of Jazz. With your assistance through this proposal, we will
run an annual event that will see to the enlightenment of people regarding the ideals of Martin Luther King
regarding the Jazz culture in posthumous reverence of the legend.
International Jazz Day AZ Foundation is a nonprot organization that engages in bringing together
communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts to celebrate and gain knowledge
about Jazz and its roots, future, and impact. The initiative aims to raise awareness of intercultural dialogue
and mutual understanding and reinforce international cooperation and communication. For this purpose,
January 15th annually is set for the festival of Dear Martin jazz celebration. Our organization is responsible
for planning the events leading up to the D-day in ensuring its eventfulness. As a brand, we also oer
high-quality live concerts & Festivals events while quietly changing the cultural conversation in the Valley
regarding music and arts
Concerning the 1964 MLK project, International Jazz Day AZ Foundation is proposing to request a project
that will project the love and respect for Jazz culture which Martin Luther King launched in the civil rights
movement and his lifestyle. We believe that our event will help boost the love for Jazz and educate much
more about its importance on the civil rights moment, also reecting the higher number of new entrants
into jazz life. However, all these require a signicant nancial commitment. Nonetheless, the grant oer of
$50,000.00 will be sucient in making this project realize an eventful end. That way, there will be proper
coordination of eve employing well-structured material and human resources coordination.
More information about our project is in the grant proposal document. We are available for correspondence
in areas that need clarications through our contact information provided. It will be our pleasure to interact
with you.
William Doc Jones Executive Director / 602 524 7998/
ABOUT THE STARS SCHOLARSHIP
“Students Transformed to Achieving Radiant Success (STARS)” was the brainchild of
faculty members Dr. Jerome Garrison and Lorraine Calbow, who decided, in the words of
Dr. Garrison, “to stop complaining about there not being enough scholarship dollars for
our own students, and start raising it!” It is a South Mountain model of which our college is
proud.
Nearly $500,000 has been pledged and contributed, including by our very own faculty and
sta.
To date, more than 200 students have been awarded $100,000 in scholarships since the
funds reached maturity. These principal funds will give in perpetuity, long after all of us
are gone.
For Community members who wish to donate to the STARS scholarship, please use this
link.
For SMCC Faculty and Sta, pledge forms are available at the SMCC Student Enrollment
Services building. SMCC employees may have contributions deducted from their
paychecks, at the following levels:
$500 pledge over 5 years: $4.16/per pay period
$1,000 pledge over 5 years: $8.33/per pay period
$2,000 pledge over 5 years: $16.67/per pay period
$3,000 pledge over 5 years: $25.00/per pay period
$5,000 pledge over 5 years: $41.67/per pay period
$10,000 pledge over 5 years: $83.33/per pay period
See Maricopa Foundation Scholarship for additional information.
Questions? Contact: Inez Moreno-Weinert
THE CIVIL RIGHTS STORY BY A JAZZ MUSICIAN
BY: WILLIAM DOC JONES
I, WILLIAM DOC JONES, AM AN AMBASSADOR OF JAZZ MUSIC - THE MUSIC GENRE
FORMED FROM THE BLEND OF EUROPEAN HARMONIC ARRANGEMENT AND AFRICAN
RHYTHMS. MY LOVE FOR JAZZ MUSIC IS DUE TO THE EMPHASIS OF MUSIC ON ONE
IMPROVISATION THAT CLEARLY SENDS THE MESSAGE TO THE WORLD. I HAVE ALWAYS
LIKED THE CONCEPT OF JAZZ MUSIC, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE PURSUED THIS AS MY
CAREER. IN MY OPINION, JAZZ MUSIC REPRESENTS AFRICAN AMERICANS, THE ONES
WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTS OF THE BRUTAL CONCEPT OF SEGREGATION. THEREFORE, I
MAKE SURE THAT THROUGH THESE SONGS, I CONVEY THE DREAM OF SIR MARTIN LUTHER
KING TO THE WORLD. MY TRUE INSPIRATION WAS THE GREAT BLACK MAN HIMSELF, THE
ADVOCATE OF THE BLACKS WHO HAS BEEN OPPRESSED FOR A LONG TIME.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING LOVED JAZZ MUSIC AS IT FILLS THE SOUL WITH THE TRUE
WORDS OF THE SINGER. HE WAS OF THE STANCE THAT MUSIC CHANGES THINGS; IT
CAN MOVE PEOPLE’S HEARTS AND IS AN EXPRESSION TO NEGATE THE MELANCHOLY
CAUSED BY OPPRESSION. KING ALWAYS PROMOTED GOSPEL SONGS IN HIS SPEECHES.
HE USED TO MENTION FAMOUS SINGERS AND ASKED THE LISTENERS TO TAKE THOSE AS
INSPIRATION TO CONTINUE LIFE. HE ADVOCATED THE VIEW THAT NO ONE NEEDS TO BE
SUPPRESSED BY OTHERS AND SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR OWN WAYS. ACCORDING TO DR.
KING, NATURE HAS PROVIDED PEOPLE A WAY TO COPE WITH ANGER AND LET IT ALL OUT.
HIS WORDS WERE SO MOTIVATING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED HIM UP AS A MENTOR.
WHENEVER I FELT LOW-SPIRITED DURING MY JOURNEY, I READ ONE OF HIS SPEECHES
AND GAINED MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE ON THIS PATHWAY.
FOR MY FULL STORY GO TO 1964MLKPROJECT.COM
ELITE JEWELER AND JAZZ MUSICIAN JOIN FORCES
Doc Jones and Alfredo Molina bonded over their shared commitment to giving back
to the community. Molina’s ne jewelers have donated more than $30 million in the
past 24 years, and Doc Jones has dedicated his life to music and education. Doc have
taught more than 10,000 youth at risk at no charge in the last two decades. After that
fateful conversation, Doc and Mr. Molina decided to combine their resources and
passion to give back to the community by bringing attention to the importance of arts
in education and aordable housing for creative artists
UNITING ARIZONA AROUND INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
This dynamic duo is coming together to produce a signature International Jazz Day
Festival for Scottsdale, Arizona. The festival will catapult Arizona into the global
limelight, and celebrate the genre of Jazz, and learn about its musical roots.
International Jazz Day has been an annual event celebrated on April 30th, ever
since it was declared by UNESCO in 2011. For the past decade, International
Jazz Day has been dedicated to celebrating uniting people through music, and
the event has successfully commemorated the sweeping impact Jazz has had
upon the world. Jazz is an art form that bonds individuals, regardless of race,
gender, or creed, and last year over 196 countries hosted some kind of Jazz
Day even
PROVIDING CULTURAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH FESTIVALS & EVENTS
With their partnership Doc Jones and Alfred Molina are pleding to make the
International Jazz Day Festival one of the largest jazz festivals in the South West.
With the help and support of other Jazz enthusiasts within the country, the festival is
guaranteed to be a resounding success. Resouces from the festival will go to build
Aorable / Workforces housing for creative Artists, and Scholarships for the next
generation of Jazz musicians. We are excited to now include the 1964 MLK Project for
years to come
JAZZTOWN USA WORKFORCE AFFORABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
International Jazz Day AZ Foundation / Dba Jazztown USA Is Joining the
Movement To Create Low-Cost Housing for Creative Artists (Emphasis on Jazz
& Blues Musicians) After careful consideration and watching the aftermath of
musicians being out of work for the last few years due to the Covid-19 virus, a lot of
our musicians will be losing or lost their homes and apartments.
IJD AZ Foundation is in the process of developing aordable/workforce housing for
creative artists with emphasis on Jazz & Blues musicians. The Foundation will be
working to create an aordable workforce housing lottery. It will allow low-income
creative artist (Jazz Musicians) to rent or buy homes through our foundation. The
Foundation selects winners at random from a pool of Pre-qualied applicants.
Our partners are committed
to collaborating on developing aordable/
workforce housing for creative artists. Many of these arts industry workers,
have no xed incomebut make money giging. We will have to develop a
process based of something other than the norm.
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“JAZZ IS A TRIUMPHANT MUSIC”
Dr.Martin Luther King
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